Template

New template framework

Today we introduce our new framework called ‘Warp’. So whats this all about? First of all since the beginning every YOOtheme template design is based on a framework. A framework provides a powerful layer you can develop a new template upon which uses all the features like CSS/JavaScript compression and JavaScript effects to create richer [...]

Joomla

An Accessible Backend: Preparation

My project in the Google Summer of Code is to create an accessible Administrator template for Joomla! 1.6. In this period before the official start on May 23rd, I’m working on refining my project scope and specifications. Here are some of the areas in particular that I am concentrating on right now. MVC status of [...]

Joomla

Getting to Legacy

Yesterday I tried an experiment. I downloaded and and attempted to install 21 of the the 109 GPL licensed components that are listed as 1.0 only in the JED. It reminded me a lot of the good old days on the Mambo forge when you never quite knew what to expect when you downloaded something. [...]

SilverStripe

Google Summer of Code 2009 project ideas

Summer of Code season is back for 2009! We’ve come up with programming challenges as part of our application to Google. If we’re selected by Google to participate, then university students can apply to Google to work on one of the programming challenges suggested below. Applications are open between March 18 and April 3, and [...]

Drupal

Drupal.org is upgraded to Drupal 6

Thanks to the work of numerous people through free time contributions, our upgrade sprint in Cambridge, MA, and several testing and bugfixing hours committed by the community, today we were finally ready to make the jump and upgrade drupal.org to Drupal 6. Our site runs several interesting modules, many of which receive little love outside [...]

SilverStripe

Up and coming features for developers

Here’s a blog post for all you hard-core developers. This week we are merging a number of exciting changes from a development branch – known as “branches/roa” to some – into the main subversion trunk release.  Those of you who wish to access these features early will be able to do so by using the [...]

Security

Microsoft Internet Explorer Exposure of Installed Components

A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer allowing malicious HTML documents such as web sites to see which components are installed.

Security

Microsoft Data Access Components Broadcast Reply Buffer Overflow

Microsoft has reported a vulnerability in MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components), which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

Security

Microsoft MDAC ADODB.Connection ActiveX Control Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Data Access Components, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system.